Cor triatriatum presenting as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a case report

John Kokotsakis; Vania Anagnostakou; George Almpanis; Ioannis Paralikas; Ioannis Nenekidis; Theodoros Kratimenos; Efi Prapa; Nikolitsa Tragotsalou; Achilleas Lioulias; Andreas Mazarakis

doi:10.1186/1749-8090-6-83

Cor triatriatum presenting as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a case report

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Jun 14:6:83. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-6-83.

Authors

John Kokotsakis¹, Vania Anagnostakou, George Almpanis, Ioannis Paralikas, Ioannis Nenekidis, Theodoros Kratimenos, Efi Prapa, Nikolitsa Tragotsalou, Achilleas Lioulias, Andreas Mazarakis

Affiliation

¹ Cardiac Surgery Department, Evaggelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Abstract

Cor triatriatum is a rare congenital cardiac malformation and it usually refers to the left atrium. We report an unusual case of cor triatriatum in a 33 - year old woman presented with congestive heart failure caused by left ventricular systolic dysfunction.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cor Triatriatum / complications
Cor Triatriatum / diagnostic imaging
Cor Triatriatum / physiopathology
Cor Triatriatum / surgery*
Female
Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging
Heart Failure / etiology
Heart Failure / surgery*
Humans
Systole
Ultrasonography
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology